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Reading and Use of English Part 3 Word formation
For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some
of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at
the beginning (0).

T H E R I S E O F P I C K L E B A L L A N D P A D E L

Only a decade ago, were you to have asked someone to name their favourite
leisure (0) PURSUIT , tennis was almost guaranteed to have been a common answer. PURSUE
Its popularity is (1) due to it being very social as well as a good workout. DOMINATE
However, padel and pickleball are fast becoming challengers. Many people attribute
this to their relative (2) compared to tennis, which is often seen as a SIMPLE
more complex and (3) sport, requiring expensive resources and high COMPROMISE
levels of physical fitness. Padel and pickleball, in contrast, are somewhat less
(4) demanding. TECH
Another thing in their favour is their accessible nature. While many tennis
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clubs maintain an air of (5) , which can seem intimidating, padel EXCLUDE
and pickleball clubs are not seen as quite so (6) to less affluent ATTAIN
members of the community. It’s unlikely that tennis will pale into (7) SIGNIFY
in the coming decades, but one thing that we can say with some certainty is that
both padel and pickleball are changing the (8) of racket LAND
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Writing Part 2 Report
The town council wants to improve sports initiatives in your local area. You have been
asked to submit a report about a neighbouring area. You should briefly describe what
sports facilities are provided and the programmes which are on offer, evaluate whether
they would be suitable for adoption in your area, and make recommendations about any
other ideas that could encourage more participation.

Write your report in 280–320 words.
For more information on writing reports, see page 194.
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